Palazzo Paternò del Toscano, Noble palace in Piazza Stesicoro, Catania, Italy.

Palazzo Paternò del Toscano is a palace in Catania with a white stone facade spanning multiple floors and features a monumental entrance with flanking columns and a balcony above the arch. Today it houses various shops and serves as a venue for cultural programs and educational activities in the heart of the city.

The Tedeschi Bonadies, barons of Villermosa, began the palace in the early 18th century on a design by Giovanni Battista Vaccarini, but work stopped at the floor above the service rooms, marked by the white and black stone arches. In 1858 the last heir left it to his nephew Antonino Paternò del Toscano, soon Catania's first mayor. After a first commission to Luigi Poletti, the marquis turned to Errico Alvino, who gave the building its compact Neo-Renaissance form; it was finished by 1873.

The palace's name comes from the Paternò family, Marquises of Toscano, who acquired it in 1858; Antonino Paternò became Catania's first mayor. His son Giovanbattista, who married into the Neapolitan Caracciolo family, commissioned the interior decoration from Alessandro Abate and Giuseppe Sciuti in the first decade of the 20th century. Some rooms later served as film sets.

The building sits in Piazza Stesicoro in central Catania and is easy to reach on foot. You can visit the shops and cultural venues inside during business hours and event times.

The grand staircase is crafted from marble and stucco and leads to the piano nobile with ornate salons. These rooms blend neoclassical and Liberty style details in a way that shows the artistic choices of different periods layered together.